Saber-Toothed Squirrel Pine Cone

Meet Scrat Pine Cone, the acorn-obsessed saber-toothed squirrel from the Ice-Age. He also stars in our favorite movie, Ice Age, The Meltdown. He is the second character in our recycled pine cone craft series. Yesterday we created Mr. Royal Penguin Pine Cone.Pine cone crafts for kids and adults are easy, fun, and make great gifts!

1. Cover your work surface or use a paper plate. Pour white paint into bowl and add brush. To ensure there are no critters living inside, bake 45 minutes at 250 degrees {parent}. It will have a shiny appearance once baked.

2. Once cooled, begin to paint the tips of the pine cone branches starting from the bottom-up.

3. Turn the plate in a circular motion as you paint in order to prevent smudging. Let dry.

5. I used 3 miniature pine cones glue together to make the nose {long cone above}. If you find or buy one, you can eliminate this step. Cut down the ends of two of them and hot glue {parent] or tacky glue them together.

6. Next we’ll make the eyes. Cut a miniature pine cone in half and glue a small googly eye on. Repeat process. I found these mini ones on the street near my house.

7. Once both eyes are done, cut two small circles, bigger then your eye from your black felt. You can achieve this same thing using black pom-pom, but I didn’t have any. The purpose of this is to define the eye away from the neutral body. Next, poke them through the back of the eyes {see above photo}.

10. Cut a small 2×2″ square {roughly — depends on size of cone} to cover the face. Poke through the pine cone branches. This will help to distinguish the facial details. You can use any type of fabric — I chose Burlap Fabric {this is great for lots of projects} because of its texture and convenience — it was left over from my wedding materials.

What a cute craft! I just wanted to let you know I have a kids activities submission site (Simply Creative Kids) and I am linking to this post if you don’t mind. You are welcome to submit your projects to my site if you’d like!

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